David and Anne Giess. Picture: David Giess
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A football agent living in Norfolk is on a mission to raise money and awareness of the terrible disease which claimed the lives of his wife and several other friends and relatives.
David Giess, who lives in Wymondham, lost his wife to ovarian cancer in September 2019, when she was 73. And in addition, three friends and relations over the last two years, including one in Wymondham, he said.
It is one of the most common types of cancer in women, mostly affecting those who have been through the menopause, but it can also affect younger women.